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Tag: Murder

Movie Review ~ Restore Point

Movie Review Restore Point 7/10 The Facts Synopsis: It’s 2041 and the gaps in social and economic inequality have left the world on the brink. A breakthrough in science has given humanity the ability to bring victims of a violent crime back to life by backing up their brain every two days. This allows an…
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February 8, 2024
Series Review ~ Death and Other Details

TV Review Death and Other Details 7/10 The Facts Synopsis: Imogene Scott finds herself in the wrong place/wrong time and becomes the prime suspect in a locked room murder mystery onboard a lavishly restored Mediterranean ocean liner. To prove her innocence, she must partner with a man she despises: Rufus Cotesworth, the world’s greatest detective.…
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January 16, 2024
31 Days to Scare ~ Stir of Echoes (1999)

31 Days to Scare Stir of Echoes (1999) 7/10 The Facts Synopsis: After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, a man begins seeing haunting visions of a girl’s ghost, and a mystery unfolds around him. Director: David Koepp Stars: Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas, Zachary David Cope, Liza Weil, Jennifer Morrison, Kevin Dunn, Lusia Strus…
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October 23, 2023
31 Days to Scare ~ The House by the Cemetery (1981)

31 Days to Scare The House by the Cemetery (1981) 5/10 The Facts Synopsis: A young family moves from their cramped New York City apartment to a spacious new home in New England. But this is no ordinary house in the country: the previous owner was the deranged Dr. Freudstein, whose monstrous human experiments have…
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October 21, 2023
Movie Review ~ Bad Things

Movie Review Bad Things 4/10 The Facts Synopsis: A group of friends go to a hotel for a weekend getaway and soon discover that women do bad things here. Director: Stewart Thorndike Stars: Gayle Rankin, Hari Nef, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Rad Pereira, Molly Ringwald Rated: NR Running Length: 87 minutes The Thoughts I’ll start reviewing the…
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August 21, 2023
Movie Review ~ Decision to Leave

Movie Review Decision to Leave 3/10 The Facts Synopsis: A businessman plummets to his death from a mountain peak in South Korea. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife, Seo-rae, may know more than she initially lets on. Director: Park…
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November 22, 2022
31 Days to Scare ~ A Double Shot of Crawford

Two films starring Joan Crawford that I had never seen had been calling to me for a while, and I was having trouble deciding which ones to watch for 31 Days to Scare. Ultimately, both were so short and interesting that I decided to bundle them for A Double Shot of Crawford. If Crawford is…
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October 29, 2022
31 Days to Scare ~ The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)

31 Days to Scare The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) 8/10 The Facts Synopsis: A timid typesetter hasn’t a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter – until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house. Director: Alan Rafkin Stars: Don Knotts, Joan Staley,…
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October 25, 2022
Movie Review ~ Murder By Death

Down from the Shelf Murder By Death 8.5/10 The Facts Synopsis: Five famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery. Director: Robert Moore Stars: Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Maggie Smith, Truman Capote, Eileen Brennan, Nancy Walker, Peter Sellers Rated: PG Running Length: 94 minutes…
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